Amusement device



Jqly 12, 1927. 1,635,375

K. A. MATHERS AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed oct. 13. 1924 rangement gend. combination. 0f the verlene- Patented vmuy 12, 1927.

@wenn ARNET'MATHEQQF @Seine-Wwf f AMUSEMENT] DEVICE.

.eppliceeonned negeer .13, 1224- .serial .No- 143538.34

'purpose in my .invention is'to `provide aanisementfdevice'of Jh'e type .which may he l i'.iflderi, es for instance, loyfaJ child, ed Whehnl.. y 'be necked fen thereby edyenene the 'device over 'the ground. f I

Affiirtlher purpose` 'is' to provide irl-such a wdevice,` meansvvhereby the rocking horse or ghe lilexhiay be advared'or moved beck# vv'zrrdly linge; Straight or clurved dine.

"LA ifnrthfer Pirieleeis te Provide. pyniedv f0.1* .eeeing .the Yedverlnine .er 'beek- Werd' .movement elf .the devine end meene eeennrelng Sedpveefl Ineens' feneffeen'- ing the movement the' direetiorrjdepsired.

,With these end :other Qbjee'te lin view, ,my invention [.CQnjstS in thete'enetrnetien, er-

.ineen-reed, "I have. shew @body/.10 'im the .ehehe lef heeey -hfefSe With-the eeddle 11 andbfidl feinem.

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. is erefreblyleeyeed ,by e 'fleWly'vergly 4*Opern,ng 'ehennel nh, perl meniheflihdhavirig at thesides jeein rengee 17,y which. .may befeeneyy'ednr halte? nelthe flenees-V 15,V lele shown 11;Ee-L uref. 'Y i i i The Gevel" Channel-116. Serves te' vtenhenee 'ehe 'eppeerenele ef-the devie'e and* 'else .ee

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h freek @usually ,the heey@ ehi@ deyeelwhizeh lFor effecting the nioveihentf-of deviee across' fthev floor or 'gro'iuildgV I provide thve ,following n'iefms.

and iifatl regiiia'rly Vspaced iritervlfffrori 'EXftended'z through 1the vertioei flan-gesy 413 j front 1go krresir of thedeviee,`1I 'have provided outer surfae of theA f'lhe purpose of `the referred to again.y

Pivotelly hung olreach.318 are'tvvo L bars` 22 and 23,` vvhioh for. 'Co'riveriieiice,

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feet i in order to permit sliding[movement of the bar 26. Y

On the endof the spindle 21 is screwed a `.nut 30 which holds thebar 26 on the spindle.k

The bars 26 are each provided withlaterally projecting earsk 33. i Rods 32 are extended through'the ears 33. kThe rods 32 are curved to conform to the vgeneral shape of the rocker.

The legs 22v and 23 and the overhanging members 27 are so arranged that when` the members`27 are-atftheir rearward limit of movement, the upper forward edges ofthe legs 23, are engaged, by the members 27,

j `serving in this respectand in this vposition of the parts substantially the same function as the channel cover 16. l

' t the forward ends of thel rods 32 are collars 34.

f 2 Springs 35 are arranged between the collar's34 and collars 36 fixed to the flange 14 for normally yieldingly holding the rods 32 at their rearward limit of movement.

lThe rods 32 between 'each pairof ears 33have stops or pins 29. ,l Y Springs 37 `are arranged on the rods`32 betweenthe stops 29 andthe ears 33.

" For] advancing Ythe rods 32k 'forwardly against the tension ofthe springs 35, they following .means are provided.

,'Slijehmmeans, generally speaking, comprise flexible 'members extended around suitable guides to position convenient of access by the user, or rider ofthe device. EachQrod'32fhas a collar orthe like 38 thereon.v f' i 7 A Iflexible cord or chain or the' like 39 (see Figure 5), is secured to the collar 38 and extended kforwardly around a guide pulA- ley orf the like 40,'thence'upwardly, as illustrated `in dotted lines. The pulley 40y is rotatably mountedfon a pin 40a which is secured to the vertical iange of the angle 14 as clearly shown in Figure v5.

,I In the present instance, the Vcord 39 is extended through the'leg ofthe body 10,

" and'around the guide pulley 41 or the like,

and another guide pulley or the like 42, through the opening`43 to the. saddle 11,

forming at its upper end the bridle rein 12y already referred'to. e

It will, of course, be yunderstood that one :ofthe eXlle deYCeSf39 is connected with e eachrod 'Ilwill' now describe the practical operation of my amusement device. Y v

Assumingthat the parts are in the position illustrated in Figure 1 with the feet 22 free to operate, then when the body 10 is f rocked backward and forward, it will be Yseen that on the forward rocking movement,

one pair of the feet 22, (that is, one foot 22A on each rocker) will engage the floor and carry the device forward until the pair justk ahead engage the floor. The remaining pairs of feet 22 will thenv consecutively ad- Vance the device step bystep. e Y

,s Similarly during theY backward Vrocking movement, the device willbe advanced step by step.

This forward movement may be continued as long as the. rider desires.

If the rider desires to go backward,v heV pulls both reins 12 for thereby `shifting the rods 32 forwardly against the tension ofthe springs 35 whereupon the Shifters 27, will slide forwardly engaging the feet 22 and swinging lthem up close toi the; rockers to vinoperative position.

y At the same time, the feet 23 are allowed to dropdown until the rear edges of the Shifters 27 stand adjacent tothe upper for` ward edges of the feet 23.

Then when the device is rocked, it will move rearwardly on both the forward and the backward rocking movements.- Y

lf' the rider desires to turn around, he pulls on one only of the reins 12 whereupon one setof feet 22 and one set of feet 23 will become operative, and as the device is rocked, it will turnv around, because v'one rocker will tend to move ahead and the other to move back.

The rockers are preferably connectedv at y,

to give strength and rigidity to thedevice. l

It lshould 'perhaps' be mentioned 'that 'the vsprings 37 serve anfaddi'tional function .inf v that iftlie rods'32"are shifted when the rockers rest in suchk position that somerof the' feet rest onthe `floor so that they can not'bel moved, then 'some of the springs37 will be compressed ybut the bars 26 connected with the feet which do be adjusted.

As soon as the feet held on the Iioor are released by the rcking movement, the compressed springs 37 will cause, the proper movement'of the bars 26 yfor causingthe yfeet 22 and 23 to be moved to the desired posif tions. y For purposes of clearer illustration, Ihave shown in Figure 4 a diagram illustrating the operation of the device in its advancing movement. Y When the device starts on .its forward rocking movement, the operative foot engages the floor at point P. f

Referring now only to one footfshownv in dotted lines at the right'handl part of Figure 4,y it will be seen that thel pivot/point their forward and rearends by cross bars 51 ies not move, willv not e P' ofthe operative footv swings in an are Vof a circle indicated by the arrow'R toward f the point P, carrying the device forwardly purpose of my invention and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim asmy invention: f

l. In a device of the class described, a body, a rocker structurel 'for supporting the body, a series of walking feet pivoted to the Vrocker structure for permitting swinging movement, stops for limiting the swinging movement of said feet in one direction, means for engaging said feet to render them inoperative, said means comprising a rod slidably mounted, Shifters slidably mounted on said rod and resilient means interposed between said rod and saidA shifters.

2. In a device ofthe class described, a body, a rocker structure for supporting the body, a series of walking feet pivoted to the rocker structure forvvpermitting swing# -f i ing movement, stops for limiting the swing-v ing movement of said feet inone direction,

, a second series of walking feetpivoted to the rocker structure for permitting swingingA movement, stops for limitingthe swinging movement of the second feet ina direction v opposite to that of the first feet, means 'for .1,

engaging said feet to render them inoperative, said means comprising arodslidably mounted, shiftersslidably mounted on saidrod and resilient means interposed between said VrodV and said Shifters whereby said Shifters 'resiliently engage oneseries of feet i when said rod is moved in one direction and the other series when -the rod is moved in an opposite direction.

y 3In aV device of the class described, vay

rocker, a pair lof series of feet Vpivoted thereto, stop-s .for limiting the pivotal movement vof one series of said feet in one direction and the `other series in the other 'direction' whereby Aone series depends from the rocker4 'i at an angle in .one direction and -thej other series depends therefrom at an angle Vin the other direction, ineanspfor. rendering one series of said feet inoperative while the other series is free for pivotal movement,

said means comprising a slidably mountedk rod, Shifters slidably mounted ,thereon and adapted to engageeithe'r of said series of Y o KENNETH AiiNETMATHERs.

Y feet, resilient `means for causingsaidfshifters vto move when said rod is slid. 

